The Arizona men's basketball team concluded its exhibition slate on its Summer 2023 Mideast tour with a 3-0 record after it's 85-71 win Saturday over the Lebanon national team at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Saturday's game was streamed live by the UA athletic department via YouTube. A replay of that livestream is embedded at the top of this story.
If the replay embed on this page isn't working, your best option is to head to Arizona Athletics' YouTube page directly.
For more on Saturday's game, check out:
• The Star's recap, from sports reporter Bruce Pascoe live in Abu Dhabi, of the 14-point UA win (will be updated throughout the day Saturday)
• Bruce Pascoe's game preview including what Lebanon's players think of facing a high-level college program
• Steve Kerr was in attendance at Saturday's game; Kerr, in UAE as coach of the U.S. men's national team, also shared details this week about his upbringing, which was spent in partly in Lebanon.
• UA freshman KJ Lewis was recruited to Tucson out of Duncanville, Texas, but back when he was a 10-year-old at Mesquite Elementary School in nearby Vail, he drew a picture of himself as an Arizona Wildcat. Despite missing Monday's game, that became a reality on the court, in game action, for Lewis the first time Thursday against UAE Select.
On Thursday, in Arizona's second exhibition of its Summer tour, the Wildcats defeated UAE Select early Thursday morning, 127-90, in Abu Dhabi.
Seven Wildcats scored in double figures, including Filip Borovicanin with 17 (he added nine boards and five assists) and freshman KJ Lewis, who had 15 and seven rebounds in his first action after missing Monday's game against Israel Select.
In that first game of the trip, newcomer Keshad Johnson scored 27 points with Borovicanin adding 13 (with eight rebounds and six assists) in a 124-77 win Monday over Israel Select.